Halt the execution of of 16 men sentenced to death by an Emergency Court
The undersigned human rights organizations called upon the the President of the Republic to halt the execution of the mass death sentences issued against 16 […]
Joint Statement
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Egypt: Atrocious prison conditions require genuine rather than superficial changes to the law regulating prisons
Egypt’s parliament approved the amendment of several provisions of Law no. 369 of 1956 on the regulation of prisons and it was ratified by President […]
Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free them all
Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, […]
Egypt: Government must immediately close Case 173 and end assault on human rights organizations and defenders
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian government’s failure to close Case no. 173 of 2011, commonly known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, […]
Al-Sisi’s Visit to Brussels: No Red Carpet for Human Rights Violations
As EU officials prepare to welcome African heads of state for the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17-18 February, 2022, 6 NGOs call on EU […]
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Civil Society Organizations Call on the European Union to Withdraw its Joint Candidacy with Egypt to Chair the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum
In light of Egypt’s alarming record of severe human rights violations, often “justified” in the name of counterterrorism, the undersigned civil society organizations are appalled […]
Extend the mandate of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
In a letter released ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th session (28 February-1 April 2022), a record number of 80 NGOs urge states to extend the mandate of […]
Joint statement: Participation of UN Secretary-General in Youth Forum provided cover for el-Sisi regime
Egypt’s World Youth Forum, held on 10-13 January 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh “under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi”, stands in stark contrast with […]
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Biden Administration’s Decision to Reprogram Military Aid to Egypt Is Necessary but Insufficient
Following the January 30 deadline, the Biden administration decided that it will reprogram $130 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) originally […]
Egypt: Quash verdicts and stop unjust trials by emergency courts
We, the undersigned organizations call on Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi to immediately quash the verdicts against seven arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, activists and politicians, […]
Egypt: Presidential pardon demanded following verdict upholding imprisonment of human rights defender Amal Fathy
The undersigned human rights organizations denounce the ruling on 11 January by the Egyptian Court of Cassation upholding the imprisonment of human rights defender Amal […]
EGYPT: AUTHORITIES MUST REPEAL THE OUTRAGEOUS NGO LAW
In response to reports that the Egyptian government has decided to delay by six months the deadline requiring civil society organisations (CSOs) to register under […]
Egypt: Unjust verdict must not be ratified against activists Mohamed El-Baqer, Alaa Abdel Fattah, and Mohamed Ibrahim
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Emergency State Security Court’s verdict, on 20 December, of five years’ imprisonment for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and […]
Joint statement calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed El-Baqer and Mohamed Ibrahim “Oxygen”
Ahead of the verdict of the Emergency Court on 20 December, we, the undersigned organisations, call upon the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release […]
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Human rights organizations demand the release of political activist and writer Ahmed Douma
On December 3, 2021, Ahmed Douma, writer, political activist and one of the most prominent symbols of the January 2011 revolution, enters his eighth year […]
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